Valvular Disease Begets Valvular Disease

Abstract

In acute severe aortic regurgitation, an inversion of pressure gradient from the left ventricle to the left atrium causes the classical sign of end-diastolic mitral regurgitation. Here we present a case of mid-diastolic mitral regurgitation in a 51-year-old man with severe aortic regurgitation secondary to infective endocarditis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Keywords

• aortic valve
• echocardiography
• endocarditis
• insufficiency
• mitral valve